Dorothy Parker…
once wrote: “I hate writing, but I love having written.”
My paraphrase today: “I dread running, I love having run.”
Okay, I didn’t really dread the run this afternoon…looked forward to it mostly, but there was that little bit of fear there that I wouldn’t be able to do it. I guess that fear will go away eventually?
No bar for us last night. We went yard sale-ing with some friends who reminded me it was alumni weekend & around here that means hundreds of engineers trying to re-live their college days. So the bar didn’t seem like a productive or fun place to work. Maybe as a treat on Monday?
We’re in pantry-cleaning mode today, both literally & literally :). I’m going to tackle the pantry (which is pretty huge), get it semi-packed & thoroughly scrubbed down. In addition, we’re trying to eat what’s there & in the fridge so we don’t have to drag it all down south. There’s not much nutrition in them there shelves, since these are the foods that get hubby through the day, & not exactly my choices even when I didn’t care what I ate. Anyway, it’s going to be a challenge to eat decent for the next few days.
Today
Breakfast: corn chex & blueberries
Lunch: brown rice mixed with fresh zucchini, & unfrozen peas & broccoli; hard boiled egg
Dinner: probably not…hubby & I just had a big blow out & I’ve lost my appetite! ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!
Snack: Cheeries & at a moment, a beer.
Exercise: 3.5 mile run/walk. Ran first 2 miles in 25:27, which is purty dern fast for little ole me. Although I threw some walks in there as well. Ran the full 5k in 42:20. Kept my running speed between 4.6 & 6.0. Yes, 6.0 was one of my speeds, but only for .15 mile. Still, it’s important to note that I didn’t drop dead at 6.0 mph, so I can put that fear to rest now. I’m feeling more comfortable running in the 5 mph range these days with 4.6 feeling like a light jog & so, kinda useless if I want to get the miles covered & done with. Did the full 3.5 in 48:30, so clearly there was a lot of walking at the end.
Inspiration: Tiny2b just signed up for some kind of bootcamp at 5:30 every morning & getupnow’s thinking about possibly joining a group in training for a 5k. The bootcamp idea scares the hell out of me, but the training group sounds like it’s got potential, so I’m going to research them in my area.
OMG, bigprof! 6mph!! Woo Hoo! I don’t think it matters how long you were able to keep it up. The fact is that you did it and that means in the future that will become more and more common and that totally ROCKS!
Love the quote and relate all too well.
Apparently this husband thing is universal. I am starting to wonder if it is some sort of national aggravating husband day or something, because seriously….grrrrr!!!!
I second that, the “I dread running” part, that is. I was just commenting to getupnow about my run today. I call it what it was, an “EFFIT I quit” run.
6mph bigprof you went longer than I did when I scared the snot outta myself those brief seconds I ran when I took a stab at it. LOL now I guess I’d better have another shot at it! Monkey see monkey do!
I would eat treadmill at 6mph. Not joking. We did start out at the same time, but I didn’t have two homes to split my time between, I didn’t buy a new house and I haven’t packed and moved, TWICE, so I’m going to give you that. Now, that said, catch me if you can (and I know you can!) heehee.
M3at49, I love the Monkey see, Monkey do comment. SO TRUE! Are we not just a bunch of monkeys pushing each other one step further? The upside of peer pressure, I suppose.
Way to go, 6mph is so awesome! Love it!
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